Blain,+Rebecca

Blain, Rebecca. "Where it all Started - The History of Volleyball." __Article__ __City__. August 2004: 2 Dec. 2008 [].

__Direct Quotes__ -Just over 100 years ago, in 1895, William G. Morgan developed the first game of Volleyball. - "Mintonette" was created for business men as a game that involved less physical contact at the chapter of the YMCA where he worked at in Holyoke, Massachusetts. -The first aspect was from tennis, borrowing the net. Instead of the standard net, however, he raised it to be 6 foot 6 inches high, so it was just over the heads of average men. -Another feat also accomplished in 1900 was that the YMCA took the sport from America to Canada, the Orient and the southern hemisphere. Five years later, Volleyball also spread to Cuba. -Unlike most sports, Volleyball moved International in its early days, allowing for the game to evolve to meet the players needs world wide. -In 1907, Volleyball received its first recognition of being one of the most popular sports at the Playground of America convention. -In the following ten years, the YMCA continued to spread the sport to Brazil, Puerto Rico and Uruguay. In 1913, the first official Volleyball competition was held in the Far Eastern Games. -1916 saw Volleyball have its first true evolution. In the Philippines, the set and spike offensive pass was introduced, and game play was altered to involve this new form. The Filipinos developed the "bomba", which is the kill, and the named the hitter the "bomberino". -A year later, the scoring system was also adjusted so that a game ended after 15 points instead of 21. -Three short years later, in 1919, the American Expeditionary Forces donated 16,000 Volleyballs to the troops, which provided a stimulus for growth in foreign countries. - A year later, the three hits per side rule and the back row attack rules were put into place. -The Men's U.S. Open was held every year thereafter, with the exception of three years. 1943, 1944 and 1989 did not have the yearly tournaments, due to wars and other obstacles. -In 1934, Volleyball saw another extensive change through the recognition of official referees to oversee the games. -The 1940's held several special events for Volleyball. Not only was the forearm pass introduced into the game, the first world championship Volleyball game was held. -Around this time, over 50 million people were playing world wide, in over 60 different countries. -By 1964, Volleyball had spread enough to warrant introduction into the Olympic games. The first games took place in Tokyo, where a rubber carcass with leather panels was used for the ball. -Despite this high level of popularity, it wasn't until 1986 that the Women's Professional Volleyball Association, or the WPVA, was formed.